The Gilmartin Elementary School Project in Waterbury, Connecticut recently broke ground with The Morganti Group, which also handled pre-construction, as construction manager. Rendering by Gaffney Bennett Public Relations The new 76,000 sq ft Gilmartin Elementary School is scheduled to be completed by July 2010. Related Links: 2009 Residential Permits Fall at “Alarming” Rate NYCEDC Issues RFQs for First Willets Point Contracts City to Rehab Aging Staten Island Pier Skanksa to Build New Hospital in Hopewell, New Jersey for $134 Million Developer of TechCity Releases Green Master Plan NYC DOB Launches Online Permit Program NYC Seeks Firm to Lease and Operate
Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri recently announced the launch of eSubmit, a new program that allows building permit applicants to electronically submit certain documents from their home or office in order to cut the wait time. Related Links: 2009 Residential Permits Fall at “Alarming” Rate NYCEDC Issues RFQs for First Willets Point Contracts City to Rehab Aging Staten Island Pier Skanksa to Build New Hospital in Hopewell, New Jersey for $134 Million Elementary School Breaks Ground in Waterbury, Conn. Developer of TechCity Releases Green Master Plan NYC Seeks Firm to Lease and Operate Portion of Manhattan’s East River Waterfront DIA/WRKS Designs
New York City Economic Development Corporation is putting out feelers in an attempt to find a firm to lease and operate the Maiden Lane South Pavilion in Lower Manhattan. Related Links: 2009 Residential Permits Fall at “Alarming” Rate NYCEDC Issues RFQs for First Willets Point Contracts City to Rehab Aging Staten Island Pier Skanksa to Build New Hospital in Hopewell, New Jersey for $134 Million Elementary School Breaks Ground in Waterbury, Conn. Developer of TechCity Releases Green Master Plan NYC DOB Launches Online Permit Program DIA/WRKS Designs Administrative Offices for NYIT The Maiden Lane South Pavilion will be the first
As part of their recent redevelopment of the Staten Island Ferry Terminals, New York City Economic Development Corporation recently decided that Staten Island’s 60+-year-old Saint George Fishing Pier required below deck timber pile rehabilitation/encasement due to years of extreme erosion. Related Links: 2009 Residential Permits Fall at “Alarming” Rate NYCEDC Issues RFQs for First Willets Point Contracts Skanksa to Build New Hospital in Hopewell, New Jersey for $134 Million Elementary School Breaks Ground in Waterbury, Conn. Developer of TechCity Releases Green Master Plan NYC DOB Launches Online Permit Program NYC Seeks Firm to Lease and Operate Portion of Manhattan’s East
The New York City Department of Buildings issued building permits for 576 residential units in 133 buildings citywide in January and February of 2009, 20 percent of the total reached for the same period in 2008, when permits were issued for 2,878 units in 344 buildings and 13 percent of the units that were permitted in January and February of 2007, when permits were issued for 4,476 units in 621 buildings throughout the five boroughs. This steep decline is partially explained by seasonal factors, regulatory changes and unique financial circumstances but the numbers also signal the end of a residential
Fiona Cousins specializes in translating sustainability from an abstract idea into concrete solutions on the ground. Originally trained as a mechanical engineer, Cousins now leads sustainable consulting and building design teams as a principal in ARUP’s New York office. n addition to her sustainability consulting, Cousins is kept busy directing several construction projects, including the new chemistry building at Princeton University - a site she visits once a week. Related Links: Two Weeks in the Life of Langan International’s George Leventis A Day in the Life of USGBCNY’s Russell Unger COUSINS Sustainable building captured Cousins’s interest early in her career.
The often-dangerous leap into international work was a work in progress for Langan Engineering & Environmental Services for more than a decade. And for George Leventis, it was a labor of love. Langan International serves as the lender’s technical advisor on the Elefsina-Korinthos-Patrea-Tsakona Motorway in Greece. When a 20-story office tower with 5 levels basement in Abu Dhabi encountered uncontrolled groundwater during excavation, Langan was called to review all work performed and provide recommendations for remedial action, which included additional testing to assess the stability of the underlying rock to serve as foundation for the structure. Related Links: A Day
Russell Unger, executive director of the New York Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, wants to make green building the norm in New York City. Russell Unger, Executive Director of the New York Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBCNY), conferring with Yetsuh Frank, Director of Programs. Unger’s days are filled with a mixture of green building events, in-person meetings, phone calls and mountains of emails. Related Links: Two Weeks in the Life of Langan International’s George Leventis A Day in the Life of ARUP Engineer Fiona Cousins To date, most green buildings in New York are high-end,
The Architecture, Construction and Engineering Mentor Program offers high-school students a chance to discover a range of opportunities in design and construction – and scholarships to help them achieve their goals. More than 50,000 high school students nationally have participated in the ACE Mentor Program since its inception in 1995, with 9,300 taking part in it this year. “This program has taken kids with an interest in building and shown them being an engineer is more than being a math geek,” says Denise Richardson, managing director of the General Contractors Association of New York. More than 50,000 high school students
In a recession, A/E/C firms can be said to fall into one of two categories: there are those that panic, and those that use tough economic times to remind themselves of the fundamentals of their business. HLAVENKA It’s easy to guess which category you want your firm to be in. But all too often, firms that believe they are acting intelligently discover too late that the fog of economic doom clouded their business judgment and led to poor decision making. When times are this tough and the most drastic of measures are deemed the bare minimum to survive, how do
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